Risk factors and events in the adult intensive care unit associated with pain as self-reported at the end of the intensive care unit stay

Table 5 Determinants of pain-related discomfort scores: multivariate analysis (n = 2130 patients)

	Beta (SE)	p value
Age	− 0.013 (0.004)	0.002
Patient type (medical vs. surgical)	0.013 (0.160)	0.417
ICU stay duration	− 0.001 (0.008)	0.937
Mechanical ventilation	− 0.142 (0.154	0.357
Chest drain insertion	0.017 (0.284)	0.951
Chest drain removal	0.477 (0.177)	0.007
Use of bladder catheter	0.394 (0.187)	0.035
Central venous catheter insertion	0.314 (0.155)	0.043
Complex dressing change	0.196 (0.176)	0.265
Intra-hospital transport	0.381 (0.155)	0.014
Program (never applied vs. applied for 5 months or more	0.06 (0.127)	0.640
Inclusion month (April vs. October)	0.165 (0.132)	0.210

Data are presented as the median with interquartile range (IQR) in parentheses
SE standard errors
Bold font highlights statistically potential determinants of pain-related discomfort scores as self-reported at the end of patients’ ICU stay (P value ≤ 0.10)

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